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Sunspot up close. Photo: NASA

NOAA satellites detected a strong solar storm

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In late March 2024, NOAA satellites detected strong solar activity, including a powerful solar flare and coronal mass ejection (CME), which led to the strongest geomagnetic storm since 2017
The surface of the current leaving the sun and spreading in the solar system. Illustration: from Wikipedia

What will happen when the sun's magnetic poles are reversed?

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The Sun's plasma conveyor belt. Image: Science@NASA.

The lengthening of the solar cycle was due to changes in the Sun's plasma conveyor belt

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Has the mystery of the missing sunspots been solved?

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The discovery of a new sunspot marks the beginning of the 24th solar cycle

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Finally a spot of sun

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A weak solar cycle will keep space debris longer in orbit

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The riddle of the sunspots: the sun has ceased to be active - what does it mean for KDA?

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Solar flare, April 12-13, 2010, photographed by NASA's Stereo spacecraft

NASA plans to build a spacecraft that will visit the sun

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The Ulysses spacecraft flies over the sun's south pole

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